Gallery: If Fresh Prince or ‘Kid’ need stand-in, Tiquan’s your guy

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Tiquan Underwood, left, and defensive back Anthony Gaitor (26) celebrate at the end of the first half during an NFL preseason football game against the Miami Dolphins, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)— AP

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Tiquan Underwood, left, and defensive back Anthony Gaitor (26) celebrate at the end of the first half during an NFL preseason football game against the Miami Dolphins, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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“I’ve had it now for over a year,” Underwood said of his old-school, high-top fade. “It started out pretty much as a dare from my friends. I was talking to one of my boys, and he bet me that I wouldn’t get an old-school haircut while I was young. I said, ‘You know what? I’m going to do it.’ And it’s different. It’s really unique, and people really take a liking to it. It’s been pretty cool.”

Underwood, who caught three passes for 27 yards against the Vikings on Thursday night, says he’s a bit of a throwback with his music, as well.

So what’s the craziest thing people say about his hair?

“I wouldn’t say there’s been one that was really out there, but there is one (comment) that is the most common: How do I get my helmet on? People always ask me that. Sometimes I’ll be walking somewhere and people yell out, ‘Yo, Fresh Prince!’ or something like that. I get (called) Kid ’n Play, too. But that helmet question, I literally get that every day. It’s just hair, man. It’s soft. You put the helmet on. You take it off. It’s not that hard.”

Underwood and his hair were a victim of Bill Belichick in February. Underwood was with the Patriots for five regular-season games and two playoff games and got the team logo cut into the back of his hair five days before the Super Bowl.

You guessed it. Belichick cut him one day before the game.

Trivia time

Know your opponent. The Chargers take on the Bucs and Underwood on Nov. 11. Where did he attend college?

Who goofed? Got to know

This Just In columnist Don Norcross dropped the ball when he wrote in Thursday’s editions of U-T San Diego that three local products will help Oklahoma hand Notre Dame its first loss of the season Saturday.

Actually, the Sooners are loaded with four San Diego County products. Norcross left out Oklahoma halfback Damien Williams, a junior out of Mira Mesa High.

Gallery, This Just In and the entire U-T media group apologize for Norcross’ lack of local knowledge.

Extraterrestrial war

Leave it to Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman to come up with a new way of talking about an opponent without saying a word.

Sherman, who drew plenty of attention after Seattle’s win over New England for his comments about Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, changed his name on his Twitter page to “Optimus Prime,” a Transformers character.

That wouldn’t normally draw any attention except the Seahawks are preparing to face the Detroit Lions on Sunday and their star receiver Calvin Johnson, whose nickname is “Megatron.”

Before the change to his Twitter name was noticed, Sherman said he felt facing Johnson was the same challenge as every other week, matching up against other top wide receivers in the league. According to STATS LLC, Sherman leads the NFL in passes defensed with 11.

Other uses

Gorilla Gold, the product the Chargers are in trouble for using, has other uses. A review from Amazon. com:

“I believe this product is meant for golfers, but it’s also great for pole dancers doing aerial work. When you first put it on the pole, it’s so sticky that you feel as if you could climb up the wall, Spiderman style.”

Trivia answer

Underwood went to Rutgers. The man who replaced him on the Patriots’ Super Bowl roster was college teammate Alex Silvestro, a defensive end who is now on New England’s practice squad.